Animal Husbandry

Caught up on some reading during Satchel's nap and I stumbled upon this article and roared with laughter.

What Shamu Taught me about a Happy Marriage by Amy Sutherland

It got me thinking about my own husband (whom I love madly), the things about him that irk me, and if the Shamu technique might work on him. Anyone who knows me can tell you that I like a good experiment almost as much as a spontaneous interpretive dance.

I wonder if it will modify:

• slurping (soup, chocolate milk, coffee, etc.)
  
• wearing clothes until they disintegrate
  
• chocolate milk stains slurped every night...with a spoon.
  
• soap on the ceiling (he showers like a wet dog)
• hair clippings in the bathroom sink
• losing things like....
  

1. Satchel's winter coat
2. Satchel's toy/binky chain
3. Satchel's cloth book (Satch loved the bunny in his underpants)
   
4. Satchel's teething beads

*Please note that my husband is a wonderful man. He does the grocery shopping and brings me things like funky sponges and grapefruit scented dish washing liquid. I wasn't sure I should post this because I didn't want to embarrass him or make him angry.

My husband claims to be a feminist and states that it is not my job to clean up after him so here are a few things I don't understand:

• Why does he not wash the splattered oil off the stove from the fried eggs he made four days ago for lunch because he didn't want the egg salad that I made?
• Why does he waste energy running the dish washer for 5-6 items rather than hand wash his favorite coffee mug for the next morning?
• Why does he leave the hedge clippings where they fall on the front porch for me to pick up?

I think I now know why he never invited me to his apartment while we were dating.....